SR7 8LB
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Property report — SR7 8LB
Open-data due diligence for SR7 8LB and the area around it.
SR7 8LB in brief: 52 recorded sales (£87,000–£510,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SR7 8LB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SR7 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£180,396
Population
13,342
Crimes recorded
49
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SR7 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | £485,000 | 45 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2025-08-01 | £323,000 | 15 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2025-07-17 | £328,000 | 59 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2024-10-25 | £510,000 | 3 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2024-04-10 | £405,000 | 48 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2023-06-01 | £340,000 | 3 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2022-09-16 | £350,000 | 47 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2022-05-13 | £365,000 | 12 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2021-03-26 | £385,000 | 48 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2020-02-03 | £310,000 | 19 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2020-01-17 | £250,000 | 45 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2019-08-16 | £219,000 | 39 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2019-07-12 | £307,500 | 8 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2019-04-03 | £205,000 | 24 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2019-02-28 | £172,000 | 61 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2018-07-12 | £375,000 | 46 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2017-12-15 | £247,000 | 21 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2017-06-09 | £245,000 | 25 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2016-01-15 | £225,000 | 27 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2015-07-21 | £265,000 | 4 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2015-06-29 | £250,000 | 11 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2015-05-22 | £210,000 | 12 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2015-04-07 | £203,000 | 6 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2014-12-19 | £215,000 | 12 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2013-10-11 | £235,000 | 19 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2011-07-07 | £145,000 | 61 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2010-04-30 | £260,000 | 55 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2008-01-30 | £265,000 | 55 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2007-04-24 | £330,000 | 16 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2004-10-08 | £217,500 | 34 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2004-08-06 | £235,000 | 43 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2004-05-12 | £249,950 | 16 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2004-04-02 | £227,500 | 40 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2003-10-03 | £187,000 | 6 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2003-04-25 | £195,000 | 11 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2002-11-22 | £190,000 | 38 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2002-07-16 | £225,000 | 3 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2002-02-15 | £120,000 | 16 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2001-11-09 | £111,000 | 52 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2001-09-21 | £120,000 | 12 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2001-07-20 | £135,000 | 47 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2001-07-13 | £120,000 | 8 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2000-11-24 | £91,950 | 21 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2000-01-28 | £103,000 | 45 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 2000-01-14 | £130,000 | 10 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1999-09-24 | £90,000 | 13 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1999-04-16 | £90,000 | 12 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1999-01-12 | £113,000 | 34 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1998-04-08 | £110,000 | 42 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1997-09-26 | £98,000 | 30 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1997-08-29 | £87,000 | 52 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
| 1996-07-05 | £87,500 | 23 DALTON HEIGHTS | Detached |
52 recorded sales on SR7 8LB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlea Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Seaview Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Seaham High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| New Seaham Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Ribbon School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP (0.4 mi) · BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · WELLFIELD CLINIC (DAY HOSPITAL) (2.3 mi) · OLDER PEOPLES SERVICES (2) - CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · DALTON BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · WAR MEMORIAL IN NEW SEAHAM WELFARE PARK (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: J&J PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · WELL (1.0 mi) · G WHITFIELD LIMITED (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Seaham (1.2 mi) · Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (5.0 mi) · Horden (5.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: DS & GK Dhanda (1.2 mi) · Spar (1.2 mi) · Morrisons (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 6,018
Owned 59% · Social rent 27% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SR7 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SR7 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 53/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SR7 8LB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSR7 | SectorSR7 8 | PostcodeSR7 8LB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £153,751 | £180,396 | £226,113 |
| Population | 35,562 | 13,342 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 339 | 49 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 89% | 98% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SR7 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.